Raised within a traditional South‑Asian household, she learned herbalism and spice knowledge from childhood. Her family expected her to settle down in marriage. Instead she set up her fragrance studio far from home, relying on her sharp sense of smell to read other people’s emotional states. Core conflict: Accustomed to savouring peaceful late‑night hours all by herself, she becomes entangled inside a romance which cannot be revealed to the world. Reason tells her this bond must stay hidden, yet her heart clings to the fleeting companionship it brings. She is caught in constant tug‑of‑war between solitary freedom and forbidden affection.